The Cuban government has ordered its state-run power system to further reduce electricity generation.
Korea East-West Power and Daelim Energy have signed a shareholder agreement on 18 April to jointly invest in a Chilean distributed solar power project.
Standard Bank has announced that it will not provide funding for two new independent coal-fired power stations in South Africa.
Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), the second largest lender in Southeast Asia, has said that the two Vietnamese coal-fired power plants will be the last such plants it finances as it increases funding for renewable projects.
Siemens Gamesa has signed an order with Eurowind Energy for Thorup-Sletten, the largest onshore wind farm in Denmark to date.
GE has announced that it has successfully completed the world’s first installation of its DLN1.0+ with Ultra Low NOx combustion upgrade on nine GE 9E gas turbines at five plants in Shenzhen.
Puerto Rico has enacted a law that requires the progressive elimination of fossil fuels as a source of power generation.
Egypt’s Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) has received a site approval permit for the El Dabaa site from the Egyptian Nuclear Regulation and Radiological Authority (ENRRA).
The first Thar coal power generation plant is to be inaugurated later today, with the formal inauguration being carried out by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party.
GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions’ business has announced that it has signed two deals to build energy systems in Benin and upgrade three substations in Cote d’Ivoire.